The World Social Summit in Doha: Time to act
Blog / 14th November 2025As governments renew their pledges for social development, the test is whether they will translate the Doha declaration into action: budgets, laws and programs that reach people, writes Isabel Ortiz for IPS news.
Why are over 670 million people going hungry?
Blog / 17th October 2025More than eight per cent of the world population or around 673 million people are not getting enough to eat and going hungry, according to the UN.
Confronting alarming food insecurity trends in Africa: An expert’s view
Blog / 10th September 2025Food insecurity trends in Africa are alarming, yet current financial flows are insufficient to bridge the significant funding gap and reach all communities in need. An interview with Gilbert Phiri from the IFRC.
If AI takes most of our jobs, money as we know it will be over. What then?
Blog / 1st September 2025Even if AI’s promise of material abundance is realised, will it be rightly shared? By Ben Spies-Butcher for the Conversation
Brazil beats hunger
Blog / 30th July 2025Today, Brazil is officially removed from the UN Hunger Map – after lifting over 40 million people out of food insecurity in just two years, the UN confirms.